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- July 2024
- Module Note
The Scope of the Corporation
By: David J. Collis
Every company, regardless of size or configuration, has to make decisions about the appropriate scope of its operations. In fact, the issue is so fundamental that Ronald Coase won the Nobel Prize in Economics for merely asking the question, “what determines the scope... View Details
Collis, David J. "The Scope of the Corporation." Harvard Business School Module Note 724-494, July 2024.
- 2023
- Working Paper
Firm Purpose and Problem Wickedness: A Review of the Academic Literature
By: Caroline Adelson, Charlotte Kuller, Cate Tompkins, Ellora Sarkar, Samantha Price and Marco Iansiti
Our understanding of the firm’s role in society has evolved greatly over the past 70 years, with more recent years seeing a sharp rise in interest for how firms can contribute more than profits to society – that is, have a purpose beyond profits. Businesses engaged in... View Details
Adelson, Caroline, Charlotte Kuller, Cate Tompkins, Ellora Sarkar, Samantha Price, and Marco Iansiti. "Firm Purpose and Problem Wickedness: A Review of the Academic Literature." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-063, April 2023.
- Article
Advancing Gender Equity in Organizations: The Challenge and Importance of Maintaining a Gender Narrative
By: R. J. Ely and D. E. Meyerson
Ely, R. J., and D. E. Meyerson. "Advancing Gender Equity in Organizations: The Challenge and Importance of Maintaining a Gender Narrative." Organization 7, no. 4 (November 2000): 589–608.
- December 2014
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Raymond Jetson's MetroMorphosis and the Effort to Transform Baton Rouge
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Rakesh Khurana and Daniel Penrice
Raymond Jetson, an inner-city pastor, former Louisiana state legislator, and 2010 Harvard University Advanced Leadership Fellow, has embarked on a new career as a social entrepreneur. The case charts Jetson's career in public life and the ministry, his experience as an... View Details
- 2014
- Working Paper
Speaking of Corporate Social Responsibility
By: Hao Liang, Christopher Marquis, Luc Renneboog and Sunny Li Sun
We argue that the language spoken by corporate decision makers influences their firms' social responsibility and sustainability practices. Linguists suggest that obligatory future-time-reference (FTR) in a language reduces the psychological importance of the future.... View Details
Keywords: Language; Future-Time-Reference; Categories; Culture; Corporate Social Responsibility; Sustainability; Communication; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
Liang, Hao, Christopher Marquis, Luc Renneboog, and Sunny Li Sun. "Speaking of Corporate Social Responsibility." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-082, March 2014.
- December 2011
- Case
PepsiCo India: Performance with Purpose
In 2010, PepsiCo India's management is working to translate PepsiCo's new mission, "Performance with Purpose," into practice in the India market. The mission calls for continued financial performance and market leadership, as well as greater emphasis on healthy... View Details
Kanter, Rosabeth M., Rakesh Khurana, Rajiv Lal, and Natalie Kindred. "PepsiCo India: Performance with Purpose." Harvard Business School Case 512-041, December 2011.
- Aug 2010 - 2010
- Conference Presentation
Power, Social Influence and Organizational Change: A Network Perspective
By: Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro
- March 2000
- Article
Strategic Collaboration between Nonprofits and Businesses
By: J. E. Austin
Austin, J. E. "Strategic Collaboration between Nonprofits and Businesses." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 29, no. 1 (March 2000): 69–97.
- 2008
- Chapter
The Corporate Conduct Continuum: From 'Do No Harm' to 'Do Lots of Good'
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "The Corporate Conduct Continuum: From 'Do No Harm' to 'Do Lots of Good'." Chap. 14 in The Virtuous Organization: Insights from Some of the World's Leading Management Thinkers, edited by Charles C. Manz, Kim S. Cameron, Karen P. Manz, and Robert D. Marx, 279–286. Singapore, New Jersey, and London: World Scientific, 2008.
- 1995
- Book
Destruicao Criativa: Um Processo de Seis Etapas para Transformar Sua Organizacao
By: R. L. Nolan and D. C. Croson
- 2009
- Chapter
Institutional Work and the Paradox of Embedded Agency
By: Julie Battilana and Thomas D'Aunno
Battilana, Julie, and Thomas D'Aunno. "Institutional Work and the Paradox of Embedded Agency." In Institutional Work: Actors and Agency in Institutional Studies of Organizations, edited by T. Lawrence, R. Suddaby, and B. Leca, 31–58. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- April 1994 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
Volkswagen de Mexico's North American Strategy (A)
In 1988, Volkswagen (VW) consolidated its North American operations in Puebla, Mexico, after shutting down its plant in Pennsylvania. Volkswagen de Mexico had been in operation since the 1960s, but produced almost exclusively for the Mexican market. In the late 1980s,... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Trade; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Canada; Germany; United States; Mexico
Shapiro, Helen. "Volkswagen de Mexico's North American Strategy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 794-104, April 1994. (Revised April 1995.)
- May 2003
- Article
Accountability in Practice: Mechanisms for NGOs
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Accountability in Practice: Mechanisms for NGOs." World Development 31, no. 5 (May 2003): 813–829.
- April 1973 (Revised April 1983)
- Case
Mirassou Vineyards (A)
Examines the decision by Mirassou to test a mechanical grape harvester that requires a major change in growing methods and operations. The machine is unproven and the investor has asked this vineyard to test it for him and commit to use it. View Details
Keywords: Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Production; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Wyckoff, Daryl D. "Mirassou Vineyards (A)." Harvard Business School Case 673-105, April 1973. (Revised April 1983.)
- April 1996 (Revised December 2011)
- Background Note
Responding to Market Failures
Broadly defines the concept of market failure and explores options for responding to it. It pays particular attention to the role of business leaders in addressing market deficiencies. View Details
Dees, J. Gregory. "Responding to Market Failures." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-344, April 1996. (Revised December 2011.)
- May 1995 (Revised May 1996)
- Teaching Note
AES Honeycomb Series TN
By: Lynn S. Paine and Charles A Nichols, III
1eaching Note for (9-395-132) and (9-395-122). View Details
- December 1994 (Revised January 1995)
- Supplement
AES Honeycomb (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Sarah C. Mavrinac
Describes the actions taken by AES management. View Details
Paine, Lynn S., and Sarah C. Mavrinac. "AES Honeycomb (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-122, December 1994. (Revised January 1995.)
- 1991
- Chapter
The Future of Bureaucracy and Hierarchy in Organizational Theory: A Report from the Field
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "The Future of Bureaucracy and Hierarchy in Organizational Theory: A Report from the Field." In Social Theory for a Changing Society, edited by P. Bourdieu and J. Coleman. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1991. (University of Chicago/Russell Sage Foundation Conference on "Social Theory and Emerging Issues for a Changing Society," April 1989.)